Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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